APPLICATION OF PHYTOREMEDIATION FOR RECOVERY OF SALTED SOILS LOCATED NEAR COAL MINING PONDS

Abstract

The pond-storages of mine waters create a special danger for soil quality in the regions of coal mining. Their exploitation leads to the formation of sources of man-caused infiltration, which promotes the development of soil salinity processes and leads to changes in their physical and chemical properties. To restore salted lands, as well as to increase soil fertility, various methods of melioration have been analyzed, among which the most effective is their biological reclamation. Therefore, there is a need to find plants that are capable to efficiently and rapidly absorb salt from the soil, and also to increase the content of soil humus.